Miller, Morgan dropped from ESPN’s Sunday night team

The New York Times reported that Jon Miller and Joe Morgan, the original voices when the network began its Sunday night package in 1990, will not be back. Morgan’s contract was not renewed, and Miller has been asked “if he wants to stay on as the radio voice of the Sunday night games,” according the Times.

They likely will be replaced by Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser, who was the third man in the booth this past season. Bobby Valentine “might be the third voice if he does not get a managing job,” the Times said.

No real issue with Miller, who I believe is a broadcaster with the SF Giants organization. Morgan is often nonsensical in his analysis, often contradictory of himself, and when completely wrong simply ignores that he ever made the erroneous statement in the first place. Just one example of an actual quote:

I’m hoping Miller takes the ESPN Radio job. He is one of the best at baseball on radio, and it would be a shame to limit his audience to the Bay Area.

Few people will miss Morgan, who was good in his first 10 years but been steadily declining the past few.

I’d feel worse about the Miller move if someone other than Dan Schulman was getting the gig. Schulman is understated, knowledgeable and smooth, probably the best baseball out there who no one knows about.

I listened to Shulman call an entire game by himself on the radio when Chris Singleton had laryngitis, and he did an admirable job. He would make a great replacement, as would Boog Sciambi.

Morgan just stopped doing homework. It’s like the opposite of the MNF broadcasts. It’s annoying when everybody makes a big deal about Jaworski preparing for his job by studying film, but at least he brings information to the table every week.